CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2569 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. - 2569 of 2026 Arvind Yadav .....Appellant(s) Versus State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Om Prakash Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Bhanu Pratap Singh, G.A., Surendra Sharma Court No. - 53 HON'BLE ABDUL SHAHID, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, learned counsel for opposite party no.2 and the learned AGA for the State. 2. The present criminal appeal has been preferred against the impugned cognizance/summoning order dated 13.1.2026, passed by learned Special Judge (SC/ST Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Ballia in sessions Case No. 32 of 2026 (State Vs. Arvind Yadav), arising out of case crime No. 130 of 2025, under Sections 115(2), 352, 351(3), 324(4) of BNS and Section 3(1) Da, 3(1) Dha, 3(2) (Va) of SC/ST Act, Police Station Ubhaon, District Ballia, whereby the appellant has been summoned. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that the incident is dated 28.4.2025 and the FIR has been lodged with a delay of 12 days on 10.5.2025. The complaint has been lodged by Sunil Kumar, who is the employee of the Hotel Pratap Inn. Learned counsel for the appellant has further